AH My MOUSE

[Dr Kevorkian94]

well i just noticed this but when im on a web page or anything that scrolls my mouse does not scroll down but it will scroll up so do u think its broken or what.....?

 

[MacDawg]

What kind of mouse do you have?
Wired or wireless

Try disconnecting it or resetting it
You may even want to restart your computer

 

[Dr Kevorkian94]

its wireless and its the old mighty mouse and nothing u just said worked

 

[MacDawg]

its wireless and its the old mighty mouse and nothing u just said worked

Are you scrolling with the little ball?
There a lot of threads dealing with how that ball gets mucked up and dirty

 

[Dr Kevorkian94]

yea its the ball its not dirty or anything thou

 

[techfreak85]

I had the same problem. Like MD said, it was caused by gunk getting in the ball. You scroll down a lot more than up, so it gets dirty easier. Just clean it out, and you'll be good to go once again.

 

[Dr Kevorkian94]

how do i open it to clean it its not like theres screws and would not like to break it and spend my MONEY

 

[MacDawg]

how do i open it to clean it its not like theres screws and would not like to break it and spend my MONEY

You can try the suggestions found here

But googling "mighty mouse dirty" brings up a lot of suggestions

 

[Dr Kevorkian94]

i got as much dirt as possible out and it still wont work

 

[MacDawg]

i got as much dirt as possible out and it still wont work

Then you may be SOL and need to buy a new mouse

Apple Discussion

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[Dr Kevorkian94]

finaly got it thanks it took me like forever to find a shim and the rightsize screwdriver also i dropped the little roller things but it payed off it works

 

[MacDawg]

finaly got it thanks it took me like forever to find a shim and the rightsize screwdriver also i dropped the little roller things but it payed off it works

Excellent!
Glad to hear it
Thanks for posting the results!

 

[dsnort]

I love most Apple products, but seriously, you should invest in a better mouse, IMO.